| Document ID (ISN) | 58341 |
| CIS number |
92-1263 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-4-157131-4 |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
Environmental Health Criteria 131
|
| Author(s) |
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) |
| Title |
Diethylhexyl phthalate |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1992. 141p. ca. 320 ref. Price: CHF 18.00 (developing countries: CHF 12.60). |
| Abstract |
Only very limited information is available on the effects of diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) on humans. Mild gastric disturbances were reported in two subjects given 5 or 10g of the substance. There have been a few studies on workers exposed to phthalate mixtures, but no consistent health effects that could be directly related to DEHP have been reported. There is not sufficient evidence to suggest that DEHP is a potential human carcinogen. Detailed summaries in French and Spanish. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
IPCS; toxicity evaluation; toxicology; bis(ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; ILO; criteria document; WHO; UNEP |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | WHO |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Phthalates
Esters and salts
|
